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VOLUME 2: Table of Contents TEACHING ISSUES AND EXPERIMENTS IN ECOLOGY
ISSUES: FIGURE SETS

Figure Set 3: Conflicting Stakes in Deer Management

Purpose: To understand the human dimensions of deer management, including the variety of stakes involved and complexity of decision-making processes.
Teaching Approach: "citizen’s argument"
Cognitive Skills: (see Bloom's Taxonomy) — comprehension, interpretation, application
Student Assessment: reflective essay

FIGURE SET


FACTORS

% respondents

Attitudes Toward Deer
Enjoy deer without reservations 11%
Enjoy deer but worry about problem 54%
Do not enjoy deer 34%

Preferred Change in Population Size
Decrease 81%
No change 12%
Increase 3%

Acceptability of Management Actions

Deer reproduction control
Very acceptable 55%
Not at all acceptable 14%

Trap deer and move them to another area
Very acceptable 41%
Not at all acceptable 18%

Use sharpshooters to kill deer at bait sites
Very acceptable 21%
Not at all acceptable 50%

Educate people about living deer
Very acceptable 33%
Not at all acceptable 25%

Restrict development to preserve habitat for deer
Very acceptable 19%
Not at all acceptable 31%

Allow regulated archery hunting by licensed hunters
Very acceptable 19%
Not at all acceptable 52%

Figure 3. Factors important for understanding the context regarding deer management from a survey of residents in Cayuga Heights, New York, 1998 (n = 438). (From Chase, L. C., Siemer, W. F. and D. J. Decker. 2002. Designing stakeholder involvement strategies to resolve wildlife management controversies. Wildlife Society Bulletin 30(3):937-950.)

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